Request For Expression Of Interest For Consultancy Services To Conduct Diagnostic Assessment Of Quality Infrastructure Qi Services

Request For Expression Of Interest For Consultancy Services To Conduct Diagnostic Assessment Of Quality Infrastructure Qi ServicesProject Name Sierra Leone Agro Processing Competitiveness Project The Sierra Leone Agro Processing Competitiveness Project And Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds For Consulting Services The Government Of Sierra Leone Through The Ministry Of Trade And Industry Mti Is Implementing The Sierra Leone Agro Processing Competitiveness Project With Financing From The International Development Association Ida Of The World Bank Group This Project Was Developed To Support The Government S Strategic Objectives To Promote Private Sector Development Achieve Economic Diversification And Boost Agricultural Productivity The Project Development Objective Is To Improve The Business Environment In Agribusiness Sector And Increase Productivity Of Targeted Agro Processing Firms In Sierra Leone Achieving The Project Objective Contributes Directly To Strengthening Agro Processing Competitiveness Which Is Defined As The Ability Of Agro Processing Firms To Generate New Investments And Increase Market Share In Goods And Services Through Improved Productivity Productivity Depends On Improving The Quality Of The Business Environment And Capability Of The Economy Including Skills And Capacity Of Institutions That Provide Services To Local And Foreign Investors As Its Main Implementing Partners He Project Will Work Closely With Government Ministries And Agencies To Include The Ministry Of Trade And Industry Mti Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry Maf Sierra Leone Import Export Promotion Agency Sliepa Sierra Leone Standards Bureau Slsb Small AndMedium Enterprise Development Agency Smeda Employment Promotion Agency Epa Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Sllca Complementary Projects To Include Smallholder Commercialization And Agricultural Development Program Scadep And Sierra Leone Agricultural Development Fund Sladf And Other Ecosystem Players And Implementing Partners The Project Will Run For Five Years Starting 2018 With A Possibility For Extension The Sierra Leone Agro Processing Competitiveness Project Will Focus On Providing Solutions To Key Market Failures Inhibiting Competitiveness Of The Agro Processing Sector And Limiting Firm And Sme Productivity These Market Failures Are As Follows I Policy Institutional And Coordination Failures That Raise The Cost Of Doing Business For Agribusiness And Agro Processing Investors Ii Information Asymmetries And Failures On The Demand And Supply Sides Limiting Sme Market Opportunities And Links With Larger Domestic And Foreign Agro Processors Iii Weak Supply Chain Links Iv Lack Of Access To Finance And Technology And V Skills Gap At The Firm And Sme Levels Project Components Are Designed To Address These Specific Market Failures And Are Meant To Complement Other World Bank Supported Initiatives That Address Other Market Failures Holding Back The Development Of Agriculture And Agribusiness Value Chains In Sierra Leone

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